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His unofficial trips to the batters box earned him a handful of bruises, and helped earn the Terriers a win.

Pelt was hit by a pitch in three straight plate appearances, with all three instances resulting in runs during a wild 12-11 victory over USC Upstate at Harley Park.

“Definitely never,” Pelt laughed when asked if he'd ever had a night at the plate like he experienced on Wednesday. “I got bailed out of a situation with two strikes that put me on, and guys behind me did a good job of bringing me around. It worked out for the best.”

Pelt scored three runs and drove in another. His RBI came courtesy of being plunked with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, and his third run of the evening proved to be the game-winner as he raced home from second, scoring behind Clark Wise on an infield error that allowed Wofford to take the lead for good in the seventh inning.

Wofford scored multiple runs in five innings, starting with three in the first. The Terriers tallied three straight hits by Alec Paradowski, Josh Hyman, and Seth Neely, with RBIs from Neely and Matthew Ramsey.

The Spartans tied the contest in the bottom of the inning. Jordan Stampler was hit by a pitch, Gaither Bumgardner and Tyler Lesch reached base behind him, and Brandon Patterson and Trey Richardson provided RBI hits to knot the score at 3.

The slugfest was on.

Wofford's two in the second gave the Terriers a lead, but USC Upstate responded with four in the bottom of the inning. Wofford would score two in the fourth and three in the fifth, while USC Upstate got single runs in the third and fourth, and two in the sixth on Brody Greer's double to lead 11-10 before Wofford's seventh-inning rally.

The Terriers relievers did enough to keep the Spartans off the board in the fifth inning, then held USC Upstate scoreless through the final three innings.

“When we came out and scored three in the first, you know how good their offense is,” Wofford coach Todd Interdonato said. “I didn't feel like that was going to do it, and it obviously did not. But we were finally able to hang some zeros — Matt Milburn hung a zero and Will Stillman hung a zero — I thought Stillman was the momentum-changer in the game, coming in and being as good as he was.”

Neely and Paradowski were each 3-for-5 to lead the Terriers at the plate. Matthew Kaskow was 1-for-4 with four RBIs.

Lesch, Luke Weber, Richardson and Greer each had two hits to lead USC Upstate. Greer and Patterson each drove in three runs, and Weber hit a two-run homer.

Stillman picked up the win and Eric Eck pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save of the season. Erik Samples took the loss.

Interdonato said both teams could gain a lot from the crosstown matchup.

“I think we have a great respect for each other's program, and I think we enjoy playing each other because it helps us get ready for our conference play,' he said.

<p>The box score says Wofford designated hitter Matthew Pelt's official plate appearances Wednesday night resulted in a fairly quiet 1-for-2, with a single and a flyout.</p><p>His unofficial trips to the batters box earned him a handful of bruises, and helped earn the Terriers a win.</p><p>Pelt was hit by a pitch in three straight plate appearances, with all three instances resulting in runs during a wild 12-11 victory over USC Upstate at Harley Park.</p><p>“Definitely never,” Pelt laughed when asked if he'd ever had a night at the plate like he experienced on Wednesday. “I got bailed out of a situation with two strikes that put me on, and guys behind me did a good job of bringing me around. It worked out for the best.”</p><p>Pelt scored three runs and drove in another. His RBI came courtesy of being plunked with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, and his third run of the evening proved to be the game-winner as he raced home from second, scoring behind Clark Wise on an infield error that allowed Wofford to take the lead for good in the seventh inning.</p><p>Wofford scored multiple runs in five innings, starting with three in the first. The Terriers tallied three straight hits by Alec Paradowski, Josh Hyman, and Seth Neely, with RBIs from Neely and Matthew Ramsey.</p><p>The Spartans tied the contest in the bottom of the inning. Jordan Stampler was hit by a pitch, Gaither Bumgardner and Tyler Lesch reached base behind him, and Brandon Patterson and Trey Richardson provided RBI hits to knot the score at 3. </p><p>The slugfest was on.</p><p>Wofford's two in the second gave the Terriers a lead, but USC Upstate responded with four in the bottom of the inning. Wofford would score two in the fourth and three in the fifth, while USC Upstate got single runs in the third and fourth, and two in the sixth on Brody Greer's double to lead 11-10 before Wofford's seventh-inning rally.</p><p>The Terriers relievers did enough to keep the Spartans off the board in the fifth inning, then held USC Upstate scoreless through the final three innings.</p><p>“When we came out and scored three in the first, you know how good their offense is,” Wofford coach Todd Interdonato said. “I didn't feel like that was going to do it, and it obviously did not. But we were finally able to hang some zeros — Matt Milburn hung a zero and Will Stillman hung a zero — I thought Stillman was the momentum-changer in the game, coming in and being as good as he was.”</p><p>Neely and Paradowski were each 3-for-5 to lead the Terriers at the plate. Matthew Kaskow was 1-for-4 with four RBIs.</p><p>Lesch, Luke Weber, Richardson and Greer each had two hits to lead USC Upstate. Greer and Patterson each drove in three runs, and Weber hit a two-run homer.</p><p>Stillman picked up the win and Eric Eck pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save of the season. Erik Samples took the loss.</p><p>Interdonato said both teams could gain a lot from the crosstown matchup.</p><p>“I think we have a great respect for each other's program, and I think we enjoy playing each other because it helps us get ready for our conference play,' he said.</p>